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                        Testors Glosscote over decals?

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Testors Glosscote over decals?
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 24, 2004 7:22 AM
                        I think I already know the answer, but is it safe to spray Testors Dullcote over
                        decals?
                        After seeing a few decals "blister", I can pretty much say it's not a good idea, but I just want to hear it from people who know what they're doing....
                        Thanks...
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Monday, May 24, 2004 8:08 AM
                        Never had any problems with it.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Monday, May 24, 2004 7:17 PM
                        Danny,

                        Did you spray the Dullcoat too wet over the decals?
                        It is lacquer and needs to be applied in light, mist coats to protect the decals.

                        Mike

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, May 24, 2004 8:08 PM
                        Never had a problem. Just do as Mike suggested, but also be sure the decals have cured for at least 48 hours before you spray the Dullcote. You might cosider using Polly Scale clear flat which is an acrylic and works very well. I use it now more than the Testors Dullcote.
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Kolja94
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Oak Harbor, WA
                        Posted by Kolja94 on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 2:43 PM
                        I've had that problem a couple times, but started using Testors acrylic equivilents (Flat Acryl) and have had no problems since.

                        Karl

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                        knight667
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: Philomath, OR, USA
                        Posted by knight667 on Tuesday, June 1, 2004 1:40 PM
                        Never had a problem with it myself, but like others have suggested, I wait 24-48 hours until the decals cure completely before spraying.
                        John "The only easy day was yesterday." - US Navy SEALs "Improvise. Adapt. Overcome." - US Marine Corp. "I live each day/Like it's my last/...I never look back" - from "I'm A Rocker" by Judas Priest
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